So I’m on the 3rd major revision of a short story. And that’s at least 2 more major revisions than I have historically done for short stories.
Minor revisions, absolutely. Editing for clarity or to hit word counts or whatever, yes, all my short stories have those. But major changes? This one is getting way more than usual.
But it feels… right. It feels like there is a really great story here, and I just have to nudge it a few more times to make it come out of its shell. But this revision is going to be it… if it doesn’t “work” after this, I am shelving it and working on the next project. Too many things to do, and still not enough time for all of them! Gotta get stuff done!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!